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I decided to start sharing the items I've found at the library. We have lots of great stuff and, yes, I want to make you jealous. :)

VORDAK THE INCOMPREHENSIBLE: RULE THE SCHOOL and BIG NATE MAKES THE GRADE are both for my nine year old. He loves these kinds of chapter books that add in drawings and funky fonts and tidbits. He's a voracious reader but not quite ready for solid chapter books. Vordak is perfect.

I've been reading a lot about the Paleo diet. This is a result of reading WHEAT BELLY and GRAIN BRAIN. So I decided to try giving up wheat and grains. The first couple of days were tough; I desperately wanted bread and I had a hard time adjusting to not having that stuffed and bloated feeling. But once I got past the first three days, I started seeing a huge improvement in my energy levels and alertness. The Paleo books are helping me figure out what to eat.

I've not seen either of these movies. It being Year of the Horse, I want to rediscover my love of horses.

BOOKs

A mysterious spell-turner boy is in town, a fire-turner is on the loose, and something is seriously wrong with a girl at Mel's school. With her magic tutor on his honeymoon, Mel is limited in what she can do to help, but with vengeance-seeking dwarves on the attack and spell-turners falling ill, Mel doesn't have a choice. It's all turning out to be one hot summer in Ottawa.